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We are considering installing a "sister forestay" to allow a second head sail to be used without removing the original furling genoa.
The "sister forestay" will give the flexibility of hanking on a #3 or storm jib when working to windward in heavier weather without removing the furling head sail.
This configuration will also allow twin head sails to be utilized when running downwind in trade wind conditions.
We envisage that the sister stay will normally be stowed alongside either of the side stays and deployed as required using a turnbuckle or Hy-field Lever onto a fitting on the bow just aft of the existing forestay fitting.
A tang for fixing the top of the "sister stay" will be fitted to the mast just below the existing genoa halyard. The additional load should be supported by the existing backstay setup.
A new halyard sheave will be installed in the mast just below the tang.
A "sister stay" has several advantages over an inner forestay, including the fact that there is no requirement for running backstays, nor is a stay required which passes through the forward cabin bunk into the keelson of the yacht.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of adaption in a Jeanneau 43DS or similar vessel?
The "sister forestay" will give the flexibility of hanking on a #3 or storm jib when working to windward in heavier weather without removing the furling head sail.
This configuration will also allow twin head sails to be utilized when running downwind in trade wind conditions.
We envisage that the sister stay will normally be stowed alongside either of the side stays and deployed as required using a turnbuckle or Hy-field Lever onto a fitting on the bow just aft of the existing forestay fitting.
A tang for fixing the top of the "sister stay" will be fitted to the mast just below the existing genoa halyard. The additional load should be supported by the existing backstay setup.
A new halyard sheave will be installed in the mast just below the tang.
A "sister stay" has several advantages over an inner forestay, including the fact that there is no requirement for running backstays, nor is a stay required which passes through the forward cabin bunk into the keelson of the yacht.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of adaption in a Jeanneau 43DS or similar vessel?
